A runaway snake scares residents by slithering outside the 11th-floor window of a residential building in southern China.

In the video, shot in the city of Nanning in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on December 9, a snake is seen lying on the 30-metre-high window ledge of an apartment.

The snake can be seen using its head to hit the glass window repeatedly.

The property management workers used tools to catch the 1.5-metre-long reptile and returned it back to the owner.

According to reports, another resident in the resident community bought the snake from a farm for medicinal use but escaped from the bag.

12月9日中午，南宁良庆区某小区23栋12楼窗户外，趴着一条长度超过1.5米的大蛇，尽管户外天气较冷，但这条蛇非常活跃，昂着蛇头不停地撞击玻璃。小区物业工作人员利用工具将这条蛇抓住。经过业主群里的询问，了解到原来这条蛇是小区的一名业主从养殖场拿回来，准备做药膳用的，结果一不注意，蛇就从袋子里钻了出来。目前，蛇已经交给了业主进行处理，这名业主也给受到惊吓的邻居进行了道歉。